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UNDERWEAR-Our lines Of mems and
Youths summer underwear is thoroughly
complete and varied, ard we take second
place to none in a claim for quality and
Iowness Of price, We carry all the light
underweights, the smallest as we'll as the
extra large sizes These goods are all
bought from reliable manufactures only,
and no shoddy material viii be found
among our stock. Get your underwear
from our stock, and So Wen will you be
satisfied that you viii become our custo-
mer for life. THOMPSON ,c TABLEE,
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To the West and Southwest, always to be
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SATURDAY, JULY Is, 1887.
Newss Nuggets.

Paris claims to have 900
rats.
1t is estimated that theresare 1885,
600 OLD soldiers-in the state of Kan
sas.
American oysters are nov sold in
London at shilling (25 cents a
dozen.
Many wish US good mornng that
were the cause Of our having had a
bad night.
"Take what is in sight ant rustic
for more" is the motto Of tie Sar-
coke, Mo-, Ylndicator.
The highest price ever pai& for an
orchid, sl625, was given lastmeek in
London for cyPripedium 7Stonei
platytenium.
A park of ninety-two acres has
Deen SeCuESu Ou VIC ohoiO VI 'ANNNS
Ontario, near Niagara, for, q es3ana-
dian Chautauqua."
The rule is unfaihng-given two
men ofequal talent, health and for
tune; the one who laughs will live
longer than the other and accom-
plish more work in the world.
1t is singular fact, but neverthe-
less true, that when tue young luen
meet they address each other,
.sHow are you old man ?" and that
when two old fellows meet they say,
"My Boy"
1t has been computed that the
death rate of the globe lis sixty.se-
ven a minute, 81, 100 day, and 3d.,
630,S35 year, and the birth rate
seventy minute, I00,80G 4 day, and
SO, 792,0Q0 year.
A span of colts ran away at Port
land, Oregon recently, an& coming
to railroad bridge ran out fully
fifty feet on the ties before either
stepped Though. Then boSh went
down in q heap, and were afterward
pulled out with hardly scratch.
In the list of letters advertised rs
remaining unclaimed in the Perth
Amboy post-oflice on April 20 is
one addressed to a gentleman who
staggers through life Gnder the me
galonymic. "Ralyomihaly Tolqpsiz
Alcmakovuz Malyasgd Dojchornk."
There are some careless people in
the world yet. AmongGhe articles
left by passengers in the trains of
the New York elevated railroads
last year were 1900 umbrellas and
parasols, 1000 packages OF clothing
of all sorts, 800 pairs Of shoes, 40G
pocketbooks, 270 satchels, $50 pairs.
of gloves, 10 fans, 80 hats, 800 lin
en- collars, go pairs of cuffs, 20
bracelets and 5 watches. Several
babies were also surreptitiouGly dis
posed of in this way.
The various churches of the Uni
ted States have communicates as
follows: Methodist Episcopal, A.
346,5l6; Roman Catholic, 100000;
Episcopal, 3o,53l; Moravian, To-
$50; Baptist, 3,6S2,007 Congrega-
tionalist, 436,3 79; Christian Union,
10000; Friend. 100000; Advent
list, 97,7ll Methodist, 1880; Pres
byterian, l,082 ,436; Lutheran, $50,
$50; Mennonites, $4,000; Church of
God, $4,000.
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Liver. Blood, and Lunqs.

II Won feel dull drowsy. debilitated, have
sallow eoSor,of skin, or yellowish-brown spots
on face or body, frequent headache or dizzi-
ness, bad taste in mouth, internal heat or
chills, alternating with hot fiushes, low spirits
and gloomy forebodings, Irregular appetite,
and coated tongue you are suffering from
Indigestion, Dyspepsia, and Torpid
Liver, or "BiiiOusness.' In many
cases only part Of these symptoms are expe-
renced. As remedy for all such cases,
DIR. Pieree's Golden Medical Dis
cOvery is unsurpassed.
For weak Lungs, splitting of
Blood, Shortness of Breath, BrOn.
chitis, Asthma. severe Coughs, and
kindred affections, it is an efficient remedy.
SOLD BY hRUGGIsTs, at S1.O0, or SIX
BOTTLES for $500.
Send ten certts in stamps for DR.. Pierce'5
book on Consumption. Address,
Worlds Dispensary Medical Assoc
citation, 663 Main Street, BUFFALO, N. Y.
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CURES ALL ETUMORs.
CONSUMPTION,

which IS SerofuIa of the Lungs, is ar
rested and cured by this remedy, il taken be-
fore the last stages Of the disease are reached
From its marvellous power over this terribly
fatal disease, when first offering This now
celebrated remedy to the public DIR. PIERCE
thought seriously of calling it his Soon
sum ptfoD Cure.e but abandoned that
from it's wonderful combination of tonic, or
strengthening, Alternative, or blood-cleansing.
anti-biious pectoral. and nutritive proper
ties, is uneqialed, not only as a remedy for
consumption, but for all Chronic Dis
- he
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! $500 REWARD

nose, offensive or otherwise, partial loss oil
SMELL taste, or hearing, weak eyes dull pain
or pressure in head, you have Catarrh. Thou
DIR. Sage's Gaia RItH REMEDY cures the worst
cases of CatarrL, .sGOId i'm the Heads
and Catarrhal Headache. 80 cents.
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WIDOWS DREssE s.


The Most Popular Materials Used Tor Cos
TUNES Of This Description.
Entire dresses Of English Grape over
silk Innings are made for widows. The
skirt is made to hang plain in front
and on the sides. or else il is laid in
four or five wide panel-like box plaits.
The only drapcry Is in the back. and
this is in full long plaits falling over
at the top in burnoose folds The
basque Is Of the Grape placed quite
plain over silk lining, except in front,
where it laps in surplce folds. or else
there Is fichu Of folds made separate
", to wear or leave of, as is preferred.
A full straight dress Of fine soft wool
bordercd with Grape and entirely with
out drapery is now made for the nrst
dress worn by widow. In midsum-
mer this Is Of crepeline or OF nuns
vailing; in winter it Is Of Henrietta
cloth or Of imperial serge. The waist
Is round. very high at the throat, with
tight coat sleeves. and may be covered
with Grape, or else have revers or .
plastron Of Grape. A white organdy
collar and wide cuffs are worn with
this waist. The skirt Is full. and Is
shirred to the belt; the Grape fold at
the foot Il from ten to fifteen inches
deep. The widows cap for the house
Is Of white Grape in Fanchon square,
| II the wcarcr is young, Or with crown
| that covers the back hair for those who
are older. A band and loops Of black
gauze or gros grain ribbon Is the trim
ming. The bonnet i Of English Grape
doubled and plain on the frame, with
some folds on the edge for is only
trimming. a. Il is 70 be covered by the
vail. A very small puff Of white
crimpcd Grape Is the widows cap now
worn inside the bonnet; the string'
are OF black gros grain ribbon. -Hdr
per's BGzdr.
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An exchange says: "Does ETH
aucttc demand vest on hot dayY'
II it does. It can have ours. Norris
f0sCn Herald.
A sure rule on the gum matter is
this: II the mouth il kept open. or
opens every other chaw It is gum 4
kept closed it is caramels.
Amy appearing on tho piazza
with some lemons) ADA, have you
got a squeezer7" Ada-"Only Gus
and cant spare him. - TosOn Topics.
-Wife-sI found : ring on the
street to-day. 1t is engraved +. to M
/ wonder what that meansP" Husband
(who is speculator)-"Fair to medi-
um. suppose. - Chicago Mail.
Sometimes the benefit to : girrs
health resulting from months vaca-
ton in the country has been wholly
counteracted by one simple expert
ment at milking . mild-eyed COW.
The lady who il supposed to b
the leader Of fashions among the Sioux
Indians does not wear striped stock
ings; she says three stripes Of green
paint are cooler and cheaper ShR
and Leather Reporter.
| A Cincinnati milkman who was
arrested for reducing his milk one
third IL highly indignant. He had
I been in the habit Of putting in half wa
ter, but, troubled by conscience. he had
reduced the quantity Of water g stated.
Detroit Free Press.
Physician Ito anxious wife)-"We
have held consultation. madam, about
your husbands case; he Is very sick
man, and II might be well TO send for
Z minister, I think" Anxious Wife
..Will one be enough. doctor. or would
Won advise consultation Of ministcrsV
-Lye.
Omaha Bride--'Afy dear, I wish
Won would bring home one Of those
boxes Of French bon-bons Tonight !"
Husband--ssWha--" ''And after tea
Il will be real pleasant 70 60 out and
get some Ice cream -" 'Great Stars
and Stripes! Why, we're married. -
Omaha World.
-"Mr. Tart I have written some
verses on my dog; would you like 70
hear thcmp" 'sOh. don't trouble your
SELF to read them, Mr.. Muse. Just lct
me know what part Of the dog they
are written on. and I win visit the
kennel some day and read them my
self. "-Gaxctts and Courier.
--Suave Canvasscr--"A s the present
Il the time when al prudent house
] keepers furnish up their belonging
, and have here carpct-cleaner, new
and improved patent. has back-actio!
, cogs--" Houscwifc--s'Go long Will
| YOU. have q carpet-clcaner tina
} beats any two Of yours" 'lmpo.
} siblc, madam Can l-er-sec ~
, ..Well. 1 dunno. He's out in the bacl
] ward now. and he's apt 70 get mad
= strangers look 1t him. "--Philadeluht
Cal.
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few more sweet and sacred tics
Times ruthless scythe shall sever.
Then We 70 that bright land shall rise
Where partings shall be never.
The blossoms fair that round us bloom
Are soon al wIthered lying;
We sadly place them on tho tomb.
~ emoIems Of tho dying.
The streams which queneh our thirst V
day
Tomorrow cease their flowing.
Dark night o'crtakes tho brightest war
Its somber shadows throwing.
q land whose blossoms never fade,
Thou land whose brcczcs vernal
the richest perfumes ever lade;
Dear home OF sprtne eternal;
Thy rivers clear and crystal tide
Doth never cease IT. flowing:
by that fair stream % deep and wide
The tree Of life II growing.
Thou realm Of everlasting day.
Thon land OF light undying.
whose bliss shall never pass away.
Where songs shall be for sighing;
Bicst sunny land' whose golden cato
Nor sin. nor sorrow enter.
while mid these fearful scenes We wait
Our hopes on thee We center.
-Robf. ~ 06ord, u ~ y Otssrtu.
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uvnS~ 49,. A~>~~.> .altcp -
vs-,s y rcnSc-
~
MAX "en ~o ~
voo'ooo' !" sa,m q - nc ILL.,, 49, v
'orty Jew m''''o""''o' - 800
-Gath's salary rom tne C'nc'nnnt1
Enquirer . two hundred ooiiaFs PsS
week
The Vedas. tho sacred DOCKS g
the Braminic religion. are believed %
be $500 years old, that ~ % oa'e
back - far - 1000 Be-.
Miss Minnie & Folsom. . near
relative Of Mrs. Grover Cleveland. has
become preceptress Of the Brookings
Agricultural College in Dakota
Colonel william T. Shaw. . we'll
known Iowa volunteer officer Of the
war. Il writing history Of the battle
Of Shiloh. which will be published IN
book form.
Mrs. Ole Bull rc~t ntly conducted
4 marty OF Young PEG. q through the
white Mountains. They travelled en-
tirely in buckboards. carrying their
baggage with them. and had all tho
fun there was going. Detroit Fres
Press.
Sarah Marshal, who died recently
AZ Philadelphia, leaves her fortune.
which Is estimated at from eS50.000 to
t4OO. 600. for the relief Of chronic and
incurable invalids who can not be cared
for BY the general hospitals. ~ Christian
Union.
DIR. Mackenzie, the English sur
ceon who operated on the German
Crown Princes throat. places royal
!, estimate upon the value Of his services.
! He charged thirteen thousand dollars
for making two trips to Germany and
: treating his patient in London for :
! few DAYS.
The King Of the Beleians has late.
II invested q. 500. 600 in the purchase
q Estates ~ Hungary and Austria.
J Thev ara nominallv 70 become the
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The Kings Of Earth All Broken Up ant
Going to Pieces

The Kings Of Earth All Broken Up and
Going TO Pieces.
What Is the matter with the royalty
OF the worldp 1t is all broken up and
going to pieces. Dom Pedro Of Brazil
has become almost chattering inn
beetle and a REGENTS talked Of Queen.
Victoria Is passing into decrepitude
and second childhood. and 1t Is no Sc
cret that the Prince Of Wales does not
expect to ascend the throne. believing
that ere II shall be vacant Great Britain
will have become republic. Emperor
William has one foot in the grave. and
the Kronprinz is battling with what
may prove an incurable disease. The
Gar Of all the Russias has faced three
successive attempts at assassination In
the last six months. and contemplates
the probability-nay, almost certainty
that some one Of the series still
awaiting him will prove fatal. His
eldest son and heir apparent Il incom-
petent
Francis Joseph, Emperor Of Austria
and Hungary, is beloved and honored
by his subjects. But he Is . feeble old
man, and when he dies the bonds
which unite Austria and Hungary are
likely to snap asunder. The Crown
Prince il very unpopular. and hi
mother, the fearless horsewoman. EN-
press Elizabeth. is almost hated. Spair
| has no sovereign. 1t is waiting for |
clouted baby to grow up into Queen
Servia does not know whether It has
King or Queen or not. Queen Natalie
a Russian officers daughter. is in exil
with the heir apparent. King Milal
has ordered that she be never allowe'
to return. He himself Is in Vienna
and Ristics. the Prime Minister.
lying awake nights pondering whethe
he shall not order both King ant
Queen to stay out Of the country, ant
he himself run the Government
There is our friend ex-King Thee
baw Of Bnrmah knocked out Of his 10
at Mandalay by General Pendergas
and some English soldiers. Then ther
is Abdurrahman. poor vexed soul. VII
can't for the life Of him tell you to-da
whether he is Amecr Of Afghanistan 0
mere English iigure-head. Then. too
there is the fat, economical old Quee
81 the Netherlands. who has jui
scandalizcd Amsterdam by revokin
} her order for her gay dresses, lest II
sick King should die and she have
wear black. The King Of Corea h
asked to be allowed to quit III
ROYALTY Of earth is sick, and the sicl
ness IL INTO death. Cincinnati Post.
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a yewelry Salesman's Chat About TIM
Much Abused Gem.
The opal has come into fashion
again so suddenly that its value has
increased twenty-five per cent. within
the past year. Although the prettiest
combination in jewelry Is the opal sur
rounded with diamonds, there was
such prejudice against the opal that
II had almost gone out Of use previous
to the recent revival. 1t began to 60
out Of fashion about fifteen years ago.
and there are sensible women, who are
not superstitious but who frankly adj
nit that they have prejudice against
opals. II the fashion can maintain It.
self for the next year. II may dissipate
the popular prejudice and save one OF
the pretticst jewels from obscurity.
The opal is the jewel OF October, 50
that. according to popular superstition
those born in that month are safe IN
wearing il. l have heard many Incl
dents OF opals, which no doubt were
causes for the loss Of popularity, and
the ascribing Of bad luck by the wear
ere has no doubt deferred Others
from purchasing such ill-omens. There
Is A lady in the city who has full set OF
opals and diamonds, earrings. breast-
pin, bracelets, rings and hat-pins, that
4 not coualcd by any other set in the
West She was once prosperous and
lived IN wealth, but in the last five
wears has had more mlsfcrtunes than
usually befall one woman. Divorce.
loss 81 fortune, followed quickly upon
the other She never wears her opals
now, and It has been frequently re-
marked by her friends that they were
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-Harvard's gymnasium cost ollQs
900. Yals's $4,000. and Columbia's
ol56, 900.
--Fourteen women have just gradu-
ated from the New York Medical Col
Iege for Women.
The whole number Of churches IL
the United States Il 1872. 4S6; the whole
number Of ministers. 91.9ll; and Of
eommunicants. 19.0l8. OF.
A few rich Chicago Presbyterians
are TO give $3.50. 600 = year for five
years 70 Lake Forest University. .
Presbyterian institution near Chicago
THE Hannibal (Mo.) Courier rc-
ports that the revival services which
have been conducted by Major J. H
Cole In that city have resulted In near
" seven hundred conversions
The first Protestant boil rung In
the City Of Mexico-that Of Baptist
church-was heard ON the third OF
July. The church, Just finished. was
begun in the month Of February Of
the present year. There Is attached
to it parsonage and y school.
1 The Irish Presbyterian General
Assembly has appointed two Of it
ministers to be present at the Centen
NAL Presbyterian Assembly, to be held
in Philadelphia in May next-Dr Rob
ert Watts, professor in Belfast College
and Rev. William Todd Martin. who Il
n rising into distinction rapidly In thu
church which he il to represent. -
United Presbyterian.
The Island Of Sardinia presents {
very interesting field for Bible work
Though it contains about 100000 in
habitants. yet only ten in one thousan'
can read. Last year no less than 10
Biblcd and 523 Tcstaments were sold
and none were given away. There
not female missionary to . quartz
Of million Of women for those countrie
in which they alone can carry the go'
pei to the secluded victims chiefly b
the tedious process Of visits to th
homes. IN Missionary Rerie'0.
: DIR. Arnold's daily prayer was
follows: 20 Lord, have busy worl
.. around me; eye. ear and thought wi
! be needed for all my work to be dor
in this busy world. Now, ere ! emit
on 1t, would commit eye and ear ar
, thought to Thee. Do Thou bic
q them. and keep their work Thine. tn
Is through Thy natural laws my hea
I beats and my blood flows without al
thought Of mine. 50 my spiritual i
may hold on its course at these tim
!. when my mind can not conspicuous
. turn to Thee to commit each particul
! thought to Thy service. Hear n
2 prayer. for my dear Redeemer's SAX
= Amen"
q AT the recent Royal Academy ba
: quot, Prof. Huxley concluded his spec
= thus: '.Art and literature and scien
\ are one; and the foundation Of eve
= sound education, and preparation
= active life IN which . special educate
il necessary should be some ofiic
= training in all three. At the prese
= time, those who look at our prcss
= systems OF education. SO far as they
- within reach Of any but the wealthi
. and most leisurcd class Of the commu
y tv, will see that we ignore art altogc
y er. that we substitute less profitable 81
y iects for literature. and that the
y seryation Of inductive science Is ute
- IGNORED"
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MISS PERSIS.
the Pathetic Story Of Herself and
Her Doll.

~ r>.u
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NO. 20. 80. wh.r ~.
oA''0 -.ma A..,. !, ~ .v.r wss :
~, " eI ps-h -. IA ~ .lwav.
e"''s. -. hs,- .moo,hIv comh.d down
$3.50 80 49, 80. "a Sastercd n : ticht
80. h.h,cd Nth : harm comb: per.
49, go III. .,,-av. .,res..d Il .
ssP, -" ,.- ..';,h s,;e sharr folds or
""s 49, r.;..~s - 49, LARGO how
nau '',s -. .hs.r M,ss psrs,s
49,, - 49, go ,,.or . r..l child
couIu .A'o go. -
Inc mousse sne h.ou ~ 80 !" $500
deal like Miss rersis' on'y +" was very
small. stu. y seemed 70 ~ Trying -
live up TO her pattern Is wen ~ =
could II STOOD icngtn"ise VIZ" ~
road. Il nad door IN inc n''uuio '.-s
led into Tiny square nan rom ~n'o.
opened on one SIDE inc oarkeneu anu
unused country parior' anu On ING
other the living-room' only ~ MIS-
Persis' house this room ana not nke
the comfortable home-iike ar o. .ne
usual family hving-room' put Aep. :
general likeness % the parior' ne
Kitchen was in an L q the BACK q the
house. and upstairs there were prona-
bly, two bedrooms out : aouot = any
one ever went upstairs ~ MISS re.''s :
Miss Persis had not always been
alone; her mother had lived with ner
but Mrs. hotb'ack nad peen incrc'y
an elder Miss rers,s ! suppose one
there aad neen ar. no'n'acN' ous
never nearu y. NM nv !" NJ w..
Impossible 20 imagine nm "rs' NJ No..
u'ack anu nsr na's sh' "a !,
ncmo 10 ,.;.sar,s III IA ~
course =" - aa", .' am, = III, ~
W., 49, I. - .a,s "s ;n,srva,s think
s "s !. $50 a,wsrs recar.,cd Nv
~ 49,. ,.' " u art u =.
;;'' ~ sa" ~. NJ an. sver thoucht y
.S- s n ~, ). ~ ,hsr o. u ..be-
p,ks.-,,- Aasr Mr. Not.
MI An ~ ~. r.;ohhors ,alled. rs
".~Hs sss-' ..-ns Y. IA NJ beacon
Asher said she had never felt so awk-
ward in her life She couldn't think
Of thing 70 say. and she felt all the
while as II Miss Persis was wondering
what she'd come for. They all said
Miss Persis bore her affection wonder
fully. It was only in sterncr ant
more forbidding aspect that sh'
showed her increased loneliness.
remember as child being sent q
Miss Persis' sometimes to say that tn
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The authorities in Nashville have
accedcd to the request Of colored citi-
xens BY furnishing teachers Of the
Negro race for the public schools at
tended BY colorcd children. IN n r
Witness.
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From the May salary Of = New
York City school teacher, who receives
e7O0 q year, there was deducted ono
cent because she had enc day been
tardy two minutes
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Vicinity Items.

The new slate mantel factory at Aarora is
completed.
Macon county's outgoing county officials
who have been found short in their accounts,
will soon be tried in the circuit court Of that
county.
1t is reported that majority of the horses
in the vicinity of Plano are afflicted with
distemper, some Of them being in precarious
condition.
Bloomington boasts new lecturer, Rev.
Huffman, who is conceded to be well in.
formed upon labor questions, and is an
able orator.
The canal commissioners ceased to be re-
sponsible for frozen waters after last Satur
day, and boats which now. run are doing sc
at their own risk.
A peculiar state of affairs has been found
to exist in relation to elections and appropri
atoms concerning the Bluff school near Mar
settles. 1t has been called District No. 10
when in reality it is District No. 9.
The Danville Fair Assn. has been indicted
by the grand jury for allowing gambling on
its grounds. This is pretty tough on the
ass and in the event Of its becoming cpl
demic, sure source Of profit will be entire
ly lost to the fair association.
Bloomington is having an anti gambling
war. Some of the most prominent citizens
are reported as having been caught in the
seductive art, and the affair is liable to come
to sudden and untimely end. "Other
hearts may suffer" you know.
The subject Of dehorning cattle is reciev.
ing considerable attention from stock raisers
in this and other states. Some ofthe opin
ions are strongly in favor Of the measure,
while, of course, others oppose. The scheme
is good one, as it will obviate the necessity
of ladies climbing fences.
Ask your neighbor who got copy of"Oul
Family Physician with THE FREE TRApEl
last year. how he likes the book. He will
tell you it is the best work Of the kind hi
ever saw. and advise you to get copy ifyou
haven't one already. We have a beautiful
new edition of the book that we are givini
away with the paper one year for sou
A farmer near Decatur, has been caugh
mapping the second time BY tightening roo
men. lie supposed tina, he was TO receiv
ITO feet Of rod free, and pay $50 for tn
points and braces, while the contract a. i
reads, makes the amount $l60 at $40 fol
each point and brace. Farmers should g
real slow on lightning rod men.
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A new experiment, and one which meets
with considerable success, is being tried at
Stockton, Cal. 1t is no less venture than
the instruction of boys in the primary
classes, in the public schools, In the art of
needle work, just the same as the little
girls. They will thus be able, whenever
the necessity presents itself, of mending
their own clothes. What boon tor their